Associate Professor of Political Science Stefan Dolgert recently published a piece in the Calgary Herald about parallels between Canada-U.S. relations and an ancient Greek war.
Associate Professor of Political Science Stefan Dolgert wrote a piece recently published in the Calgary Herald about parallels between Canada-U.S. relations and the destruction of the ancient city-state of Plataea.
He writes:
Listening to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s speech last weekend, one word kept running through my head: Plataea. If you’re not familiar with Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE) you may not know about this ancient city-state.
Spoiler alert: it’s not a happy parallel between Canada and a place you probably haven’t heard of.
Continue reading the full article on the Calgary Herald website.
